Cleaning appliance



April 26, 1960 H. J. BROWNSTEIN 2,933,751

' CLEANING APPLIANCE Filed April- 24, 1958 INVENTOR. fi/zgjmmsfiah BY may 1 2,933,151 CLEANING APPLIANCE Henry J. Brownstein, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Hysan Products Co.,' Chicago, 'Ill a' corporation of Illinois Application April 24, {1958, Serial No. 730,722,

" 9Claims.' (Cl.151257) Q 'f' Thainvention' relates to improvements in cleaning appliances and "more particularly to the novel structure the user isconfrdhted with theproblem of immediate storage of .the now. wet applicator. This problem 1i s resolvedin'a satisfactory manner by the use ofthe assembly herein disclosed which comprises a tray-holder adapted to besupported on the neck of the container of the solution and which is formed with'means to receive Patented Apr. 26, 1960 The container'll may be of any conventional shapeconcentric with the perimeter wall 17- at said end, is a circular opening [18 having an upstanding peripheral flange 19. The opening 18 not suflicient size to receive the neck 14 of the container therethrough. When the container cap 15 is replaced on the neck, the, tray is held against removal or displacement.

' A circular opening 21 is also provided inwardly of the other or smaller end of the tray, which opening is concentric with '-'the perimeter wall 17 at said end. A circular area of the bottom wall 16 surrounding the opening 21 isdomed upwardly, as at 22, and it merges at its upper edge in an integral downwardly inwardly tapered circular flange 23 surrounding said opening 21. Suitable reinforcement for the thin bottom wall 16 is afforded by providing annular ribs 24-25 on the bottom 'face of said wall, one concentric with each opening 18-21. These ribs define channels 26-27 in the top surfaceof the bottom'wall 16 into which liquid collected and support the applicator in such a positionthat any drip therefrom is collected in the tray. 7 v r t It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a novelly constructed combination hand-mop and holder therefor.

Another object is-to provide a novel tray-holder of a character adapting it to be mounted on a container in A such a'position as to receive drippage from a-hand-mop mounted thereon. 1 Y

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, arrangement and a combination of parts hereinafter fullyv described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion,

in the tray, in a manner to be described presently, is collected.

The hand-mop 13, best shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, is comprised of an elongated handle portion 28 having a hand grip 29 on one end and formed on its other end with an elongated hollow socket 31 which is substantially rectangular in section. A circular, axially tapered en.- largement or boss 32 is formed integral with the handle portion 28 inwardly'of the end carrying thesocket 31,

an'd'the handle portion between the said socket and en-Y.

largement is curved slightly, as at 33. A rope-type swab "or mop-head 34'xis mounted firmly in an aperture 35 ings 40, adapted to telescope tightly into the socket 31 size and minor details of the structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of the invention, there is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection with the following description, the invention, its mode of construction, assembly and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.

Referring to the drawings in which the same char-.

acters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding or similar parts throughout the several figures of in a' bracket 36. 'Ihebracket has an elongated end portion 37 rectangularin section, formed with spaced openfor mounting the mop head on the handle portion 28. When'the hand-mop 13 is not being used, it may be supported in a substantially vertical position by the tray- ;holder 12. As best shown in Fig. 2, the tapered enlargement32 is seated in the tapered flanged opening 21 and, partly because of the curvature 33 in the handle portion,

7 the mop head 34 is disposed above the tray at all times.

' Such dispositionof the mop head is assured by providing the flanged opening 21 with a keyway 33 to receive a key 39 formed integral with the tapered boss 32.

It should be quite evident at this time that the trayholder may be easily and quickly mounted and retained inplace on the neck of the container and that the handmop is supported at all times when not in use, in such a position .that any fluid dripping from its mop-head will be collected in the tray-holder. Furthermore, the structure is such that the hand-mop is always available for instant use. and may be removed from the trayholder with minimum effort.

It is believed that the invention, its mode of construction and assembly, and many of its advantages should be readily understood from the foregoing without further description, and it should also be manifest that while a preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described for illustrative purposes, the structural of the United States is:

1. In a cleaning appliance adapted to be mounted on -a container having a neck, thecombination of, airay,

largement on said handle adjacent, to the mop-head adapted to be seated in thesocket when thehandlev is extended therethrough. to support the said tray. l a V 2. In a. cleaning applianceof the character recited in claim 1, in which the mop-head is olfset fromth axis of the handle and cooperating means is provided on the enlargement and in the socket to retain the mophead in a predetermined position with respect to the tray. 1

3. In a cleaning appliance, a tray adapted to be mounted on a container for supporting a, hand-mop, said tray comprising, in combination, a bottom wall, anupmop-head above mop head and means connecting said mop head to said handle portion for locating the mop head in an overhanging position above said tray when and substantially only when said key is in said keyway.

6. A combination as recited in claim 5 wherein said connecting means comprises an intermediate portion having a first end attached to said handle portion and a second end connected to saidmop head, said intermediate portion extending angularly to'one side of said handle portion. 1 v a i Z. In combination,}a mop and a tray for supporting said mop, said mop comprising a handle, mounting means on said handle, and a vertically disposed key on said mounting means, said tray comprising a vertically disposed keyway for receiving said key, and means adjacent said keyway for engaging said mounting means to support said handle when said key is received within said key- 7 way, said mop comprising a mop head-and means con standing perimeter flange on said wall, said wall having a first opening to receive a portion of the container therein, a second opening in said bottom wall, said wall being flared upwardly in the marginal, area surrounding said second opening, and a downwardly extending circular flange integral with the free edge of said flared area, said second opening and circular flange defining a.

. vertically disposed key on said handle portion, said tray comprising a vertically disposed keyway for receiving sa-id key and means for supporting said handle portion when the key is in said keyway, said mop comprising a necting said mop head to the handle portion for locating the mop head in an QVerhanging position above said tray when andsubstantially only when said keyjsin said k y y- 8. A combination as recited, in claim 7-wherein said mounting means comprises a tapered enlarged portion on saidhandle, and said engaging means comprises a tapered socket in said tray for receiving said enlarged portion. 9. In combination, a ,mop and a tray for supporting saidmop, said mop comprising a handle, a --mop head connected. to said handle,la taperedenlarged portion on said handle, and a vertically disposed key on said enlarged portion, said tray comprising'an opening torreceiving said handle, a keyway .adjacent said opening for receiving said key' and a tapered socket adjacent said 7 Watson Dec. 6, 1892 545,949 Dodge Sept. 10, 1 895 2,540,860 Blomquist Feb. 6, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS p 10,572 Great Britain of 1909 

